Searle's Chinese Menu Counter-example



Chinese Input   


Person in box, matching Symbols, Chinese-English, using a chart Chinese English i. 1 ii. 2 iii. 3 iv. 4 and so on.
English Output Three Responses 1. Maybe this just is impossible Perhaps adequate manipulation requires enough knowledge to show that I really know the language. 2. Maybe this goes too slowly 3. The Apparatus Fails